'Don't let him get any weapons:' 911 tape from night Kanye West taken to hospital released

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Several reports indicate Kanye West's behaviour was so erratic the night he was hospitalized that the operator thought he’d hurt himself or others around him.

The 911 tape from that night has been released by TMZ and the recording shows that “one of his doctors” requested police backup, as well as paramedics. Once the dispatcher assessed the situation he can be heard saying: “Don’t let him get any … any weapons or anything like that.”

The Los Angeles Times says Kanye's personal physician, Dr. Michael Farzam, made the call that night while Kanye was at his trainer's home in Los Angeles.

The dispatcher later asks: “What is the medical condition he’s having, sir?” In the TMZ tape there is no response. Los Angeles fire officials told the Times that portions of the tape were “redacted to prevent the disclosure of confidential health information.”

The dispatcher ends the call after asking the caller to “keep an eye on him,” adding: “If anything changes, if he does become physically combative between now and when police and/or paramedics get there, call us back immediately at 911.”

The Times also confirms that the full tape is more than five minutes - TMZ only released about a minute and a half.